Rika Masuya

Rika Masuya (増矢 理花, Masuya Rika, born September 14, 1995) is a Japanese football player. She plays for INAC Kobe Leonessa and Japan national team.

Rika Masuya
増矢 理花
Masuya playing in 2016
Personal information
Full name Rika Masuya
Date of birth (1995-09-14) September 14, 1995
Place of birth Matsushige, Tokushima, Japan
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
INAC Kobe Leonessa
Number 17
Youth career
2008–2013 JFA Academy Fukushima
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014– INAC Kobe Leonessa 100 (21)
Total 100 (21)
National team
2012 Japan U-17 3 (2)
2014–2018 Japan 27 (6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 31, 2018

Club career

Masuya was born in Matsushige, Tokushima on September 14, 1995. After graduating from JFA Academy Fukushima, she joined INAC Kobe Leonessa in 2014.

National team career

In September 2012, Masuya was selected Japan U-17 national team for 2012 U-17 World Cup.[1] On September 13, 2014, when she was 18 years old, she debuted for Japan national team against Ghana. She played for Japan at 2014 Asian Games. She played 6 games and scored 2 goals. Japan won 2nd place. In 2018, she played at 2018 Asian Cup and Japan won the championship. She played 27 games and scored 6 goals for Japan until 2018.

National team statistics

[2]

Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
201472
201531
201630
201720
2018123
Total276

References

  1. FIFA
  2. List of match in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 at Japan Football Association (in Japanese)
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